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Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq 1655–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1655

Birth Location: Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1736

Death Location: Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Va

Mother: Mary 1616**++#

Spouse(s): Martha *

Children(s): James Godwin

Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq was born in 1655 in Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony, the child of Thomas Sr Godwin 1614 1St Of His Family To Immigrate Before 1650 In Va Served In The House Of Burgesses As Justice Coroner Colonel Commandant Of Nansemond County Va And Mary Elizabeth Ehespring Wright Godwin Bridger 1616. Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq married Martha Mary Elizabeth Bridger Godwin, and had children including James Godwin. Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq passed away in 1736 in Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq was born in 1655 in Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony, the child of Thomas Sr Godwin 1614 1St Of His Family To Immigrate Before 1650 In Va Served In The House Of Burgesses As Justice Coroner Colonel Commandant Of Nansemond County Va And Mary Elizabeth Ehespring Wright Godwin Bridger 1616.
  • Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq married Martha Mary Elizabeth Bridger Godwin, and had children including James Godwin.
  • Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq passed away in 1736 in Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Va
1614–1675
Birth Location: Wookey, Somerset, England
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Mary 1616**++#
1616–1676
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha *
1658–1714
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia
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Children(s)

James Godwin
1695–1770
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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Col Esq's Ancestors

Self
Col Esq
1655–1736
Birth Place: Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
Parents
Thomas Sr Godwin 1614+++*# 1st of his family to Immigrate before 1650 in Va, Served in the House of Burgesses as Justice & Coroner, Colonel Commandant of Nansemond County, Va
1614–1675
Wookey, Somerset, England
Mary (Elizabeth Ehespring Wright (Godwin) Bridger) 1616**++#
1616–1676
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Samuel (Lawrence Bridger Bridges 1584***++# Reverend,) Archbishop
1584–1650
Woodmancote, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
MARY (MARGARET (Bridger Bridges) Webb) 1601*+++#
1601–1683
Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col Esq's Descendants

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Col (Thomas H Godwin * II) Esq (1655–1736) m. Martha (Mary Elizabeth Bridger-Godwin) * (1658–1 Jun 1714)
  1. 1. James Godwin 1695–1770
    1. 1. Elizabeth Godwin 1712–1770 m. Henry (Best) 1st 1702–1770
      1. 1. Benjamin (Best) Sr🩸1740 1740–1805 m. Marg 1740–1804
        1. 1. Benjamin (Best) Jr 1766–1850 m. Mary Hardy 1773–1855

Col Esq's Timeline

2 Records

1655
1655
Birth of Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq in Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony
1736
1736
Age 81
Death of Col Thomas H Godwin * II Esq in Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Isle, Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1736
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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